As a proud member of our small rural community, Morito Scovill Americas recently welcomed 126 students from the 7th grade class of South Habersham Middle School to tour our facility. Future
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FastenatingTimes ISSUE 7 • NOVEMBER 2022 MORITO SCOVILL NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Work Force Development • P1 A Classic Tale • P2 Health Challenge Winner • P2 Retirement Announcement • P2 Employee Spotlight • P3 Shoutout Winners • P3 New Employees • P3 220th Anniversary Celebration • P4 Scovill Fasteners Time Capsule • P4 Health and Wellness Fair • P5 KPI’s • P5 Area Happenings • P6 Holiday Closings • P6 Word Search • P6
in the Habersham County area are identified for students as a part of the Work Force Development Program.
A CLASSIC TALE
Tim Crocker found a passion for classic cars at a young age. It started when a family friend gave him and his brother a ride in a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner. His interest in working on cars came at the age of 14 when he traded 9 pigs for a 1949 Chevrolet pick-up truck. However, working at a full-service gas station during high school is where he credits finding his love of repairing classic cars.
Over the years, Tim has enjoyed finding and flipping classic cars. He finds the beauty in all of them but the 1960’s – 1970’s American classics are his favorites.
As a car enthusiast, Tim loves exploring old salvage yards. He compares it to looking for buried treasure. In fact, one of his best friends owns a salvage yard in Missouri (where Tim is originally from). He enjoys going to visit him and getting on a four-wheeler to scavenge the 10-acre field of old cars.
Currently, Tim has his own shop that he uses to work on the cars. His main project right now, and biggest project to date, is a 1966 Chevelle Super Sport Big Block Engine Car. He has always dreamed of doing a complete “nut and bolt restoration”. When he found the 1966 Chevelle, he chose this as the car to fully restore because it is so rare. He has been working on the car for 4 years and plans to complete it within the next 6 months. Tim has also completely restored a 1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible that he purchased in 1995 and he loves cruising around in it!
HEALTH CHALLENGE WINNER
Congratulations to the winner of the MSA 2022 Health Challenge, Charles Pierce! Held July 14th – September 8th, this was an 8 week challenge that tracked associates BMI% with a weekly weigh-in. Charles finished the contest with the largest BMI% decrease and won a $250 cash prize as well as a Tier 3 Swag Buck. Thank you to everyone who participated!
A LIFETIME OF WEEKENDS
Mark Winnett is retiring after 43 years with MSA!
We wish Mark a lifetime of relaxing weekends and thank him very much for his many contributions over the years.
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Tyler Byrd began working at MSA in January of 2020. He graduated from Piedmont College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance and graduated with a Masters a year later. He was excited to hear about the Accounting Manager position at MSA because he was looking to not only invest in himself but take the next step in his career and saw this as his opportunity. His favorite part of working at MSA is the people he works with. “All of the accounting department has become like family to me,” he says. Some fun facts about Tyler are that he loves sports, especially history and statistics. In fact, you might can catch him in the hallway discussing some of his favorite teams, including Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons. Another interesting fact is that he loves history. Some people call him a “human encyclopedia” because of his depth of knowledge about the subject. Tyler decided to buy a house last year because he loves this area and sees himself settling here long term. He especially enjoys living near the mountains so he can go hiking.
WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
Byrd, Accounting Manager
SHOUTOUT WINNERS
Congratulations to Karla Dubon and Rodney Thompson for being selected as this quarter’s Shoutout winners! Karla was nominated by Rodney and they both chose $25 Longhorn gift cards.
“Karla is a very valuable worker for MSA. She leads and works as an operator in Assembly,” says Rodney
Don’t forget, the perfect way to recognize a co-worker is through the Shoutout program! Simply fill out a form (you must include a reason) and drop it in the box located in both break rooms for your chance to win a $25 gift card!
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Tyler
Renee Burgess Quality Auditor
Joseph Cordero Junior Toolsetter
Khingkham Nifong Machine Operator
Cory Roberts Machine Operator
Scot Smith Maintenance/Electrician
Jay Dunlap Operating Tool Setter
220TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
2022 marked another milestone in the history of Morito Scovill Americas as we reached 220 Years of Manufacturing Excellence.
This this monumental occasion was celebrated on August 31st with over 230 of our current and past associates, local government officials, community leaders and some of our largest customers and vendors. Everyone enjoyed good food, fun, door prizes, games and more.
In the month leading up to the Celebration, we held a weekly MSA history guessing challenge. Congratulations to the winners, who each received a Tier 3 Swag Buck:
The Cornhole Tournament was a huge success! There was plenty of trash-talking leading up to a fierce competition. Congratulations to Brandy Hoffacker and Rodney Thompson for being named the winners. They both received a custom set of 220 Year Celebration cornhole boards.
SCOVILL FASTENERS
TIME CAPSULE
Custom Stamping has been at the heart of MSA since 1802! These dies can be seen in the display case in the lobby, along with other unique examples of Scovill’s history!
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Jerry Davis Week 1 Winner
Manny Tomas Week 2 Winner
Tracy Bolme Week 3 Winner
Greg Canup Week 4 Winner
FAIR
The 2022 MSA Annual Health and Wellness Fair was held October 18 & 19. Nurse Judy Dean and Habersham County Medical Center employees Joanna Eller, Megan Lee and Cindy Beckett performed lab screens checking triglyceride, cholesterol (HDL and LDL) and blood sugar levels.
Employees and their spouses that are covered under the company health insurance plan are encouraged to participate every year to help alert them of a pre-existing condition they may not be aware of. Over 50 people took part in this year’s event and those employees will receive a credit on their Benefit Card.
“I always love the Health and Wellness Fair. We care for our employees and the Health and Wellness Fair helps provide them with support to take better care of themselves,” says Nurse Judy.
4TH QUARTER KPI’s
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
l-r: Cindy Beckett, Joanna Eller and Megan Lee, Habersham County Medical Center, Nurse Judy Dean, MSA
AREA HAPPENINGS
Habersham County
December 3, Christmas Tree Lighting, 5-9pm @ Downtown Cornelia Rabun
County
November 24, Turkey Trot for Clayton Cluckers 5K, 8-10am @ Downtown Clayton
November 25, Christmas in Clayton, 10am-8pm @ Downtown Clayton
December 3, Christmas Parade, 5-6pm @ Downtown Clayton
Stephens County
December 2, Christmas Fest, 6-9pm @ Historic Downtown Toccoa
December 3, Christmas Parade, 10am-12pm @ Historic Downtown Toccoa
White County
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
The MSA facility will be closed for the following holidays to allow employees to spend time with their families:
Thanksgiving: November 24 & 25
Christmas/New Year: December 26 – 30
December 3, Christmas in the Mountains Celebration and Parade, 5pm @ Downtown Cleveland
December 3–4, Mistletoe Market, 10am–5pm @ Helen Heritage and Arts Center
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